Contracts over $100,000 or more

​​​​​​Senate Order on Entity Contracts — listing for the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016

The Senate Order on Entity Contracts requires the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources​ to list contracts with an estimated value of $100,000 or more and which were:

not fully performed as at 31 December 2016; or

entered into during the 12 months prior to 31 December 2016.

Procurement contracts – a list is available through the Senate Order Report located on the
Aus​Tender Homepage. Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The reasons for including such clauses include:

Contracts for supply of goods/services – the table below lists contracts where the department supplies services through the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).

Service Recipient Name

Contract Description

Confidentiality - Contract

Confidentiality - Outputs

Start Date

End Date

Value (GST Inclusive)

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

MDBA Irrigation Survey 2015-16

N

N

21/03/16

23/12/16

$204,545

Horticulture Australia Limited

Financial Performance of Australian Vegetable Farms 2013-14 to 2015-16

N

N

19/02/14

31/12/16

$990,761

Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

Western gemfish stock structure-Research to underpin better understanding and management of western gemfish stocks in the Great Australian Bight – 2013-14

N

N

1/07/13

31/12/16

$277,526

Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

Status of key Australian Fish Stocks reports 2014 and beyond

N

N

19/05/14

31/12/16

$391,250

Grains Research & Development Corporation

GRDC 2015-16 Australian Agriculture and Grazing Industries Survey

N

N

16/06/16

31/12/16

$568,211

Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

FRDC 2015 Status of Key Australian Fish Stocks 2016 reports

N

N

20/05/16

31/12/16

$114,350

Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

FRDC 2015-200: Guidelines on a tiered, risk based approach to bycatch management